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We cannot hate those who we despise.
We cannot hate those who we despise.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
The most basic inherent constraint is that neither time nor wisdom are free goods available in unlimited quantity. This means read more
The most basic inherent constraint is that neither time nor wisdom are free goods available in unlimited quantity. This means that in social processes, as in economic processes, it is not only impossible to attain perfection but irrational to seek perfection- or even to seek the "best possible" result in each separate instance.
To the excessively fearful the chief characteristic of power is its arbitrariness. Man had to gain enormously in confidence before read more
To the excessively fearful the chief characteristic of power is its arbitrariness. Man had to gain enormously in confidence before he could conceive an all-powerful God who obeys his own laws.
What information consumes is rather obvious: It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a read more
What information consumes is rather obvious: It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.
It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.
...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.
...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.
The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more read more
The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more deeply it etched.
